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Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
Description:
A plan for a canal from Lechlade to Abingdon to by-pass the navigational difficulties of the upper Thames.History:
Proposed in 1783, surveyed in 1784 never authorised or built.
Description:
Acts as a feeder for the Stourbridge Canal but is mainly closed.History:
Authorised by an Act of June 1837 and opened on 27 June 1840.Navigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: West Midland Waterways, Albert House, Quay Place, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham B1 2RA : Telephone 0121 200 7400 : Fax 0121 200 7401 :Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
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Stourbridge Extension Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Stourbridge Canal - The Fens on Pensnett Chase Branch |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SO907876 |
139 |
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Stop Lock |
Junction with the Bromley Branch and end of navigation |
.1 |
0 |
N |
SO906878 |
139 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Runs 8 miles from Wallbridge Locks, Stroud, where it joins the Thames and Severn Canal, to Framilode Lock, where it joins the River Severn.History:
Promoted by Acts of 1730, 1759 and 1776. Opened in 1779. Closed by an Act of 1954. Now subject to a long term restoration projectNavigation Authority:
: Comy. of Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation, 4-7 Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BJ: Telephone 01453 762781 :
Partly restored Ryeford Double Lock
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The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from The Stroudwater Canal. Vol 1 by Michael Handford , Edition: 1st edition 93 pages, Published by Moonraker Press 1976 Illustrated.
The Stroudwater Canal by Michael Handford , ISBN 0 904387 30 5 :337 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1979 32 pages of illustrations. Order now from The Waterway to London, as explored in the "Wanderer" and "Ranger"... by H A Schofield , Edition: 1st edition 96 pages, Published by Simpkin, Marshall 1869 The title continues "with Sail, Paddle & Oar, in a voyage on the Mersey, Perry, Severn, & Thames, & Several Canals" Illustrated book, published anonymously, includes travelling the Berkely, Bridgewater, Ellesmere, Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals.
The Stroudwater and Severn canals in Old Photographs by Edwin Cuss & Stanley Gardiner , ISBN 0 7509 0432 1 :159 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1993 A5 book containing nearly 300 photographs. Order now from Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Severn and Avon by Michael Pearson , Edition: Fifth ISBN 0 907864 99 6 :96 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 2003 This edition now also contains details of the Cotswold Canals (i.e. the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals) and the the River Thames above Oxford. Order now from 
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 70 foot, beam 15 foot 6 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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Stroudwater Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Thames and Severn Canal |
0.0 |
0 |
U |
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Dudbridge Top Lock No 1 |
Franklin's Upper Lock |
.5 |
1 |
U |
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Dudbridge Bottom Lock No 2 |
Franklin's Lower Lock |
.6 |
2 |
U |
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Ryeford Double Locks Nos 3 and 4 |
Staircase |
1.8 |
4 |
U |
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Newtown Lock No 5 |
Fomerly known as Upper Nassfield Lock. |
3.6 |
5 |
N |
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Blunder Lock Lock No 6 |
Formerly known as Lower Nassfield Lock. |
4.0 |
6 |
N |
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Pike Lock No 7 |
Also called Eastington or Turnpike Lock |
4.1 |
7 |
U |
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Court Orchard Lock No 8 |
Dock Lock |
4.3 |
8 |
U |
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Westfield Lock No 9 |
4.5 |
9 |
U |
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Bristol Road Lock No 10 |
5.4 |
10 |
U |
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Whitminster Lock No 11 |
6.6 |
11 |
U |
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Junction with Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal |
7.0 |
11 |
U |
SO756093 |
162 |
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Junction Lock No 12 |
7.1 |
12 |
U |
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Junction with River Severn |
8.0 |
13 |
U |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
This abandoned canal runs 28¾ miles from Wallbridge, where it joins the Stroudwater Navigation, to Inglesham Lock, where it joins the Thames.History:
Promoted by an Act of 1780 and opened in 1789. Abandoned by orders of 1927 and 1933. Now subject of a restoration scheme.Related Books
The Flower of Gloster by Ernest Temple Thurston , Edition: 1st edition 244 pages, Published by Williams & Norgate 1911 Classic story of an early canal boat trip, illustrated by W R Dakin.
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from The Waterway to London, as explored in the "Wanderer" and "Ranger"... by H A Schofield , Edition: 1st edition 96 pages, Published by Simpkin, Marshall 1869 The title continues "with Sail, Paddle & Oar, in a voyage on the Mersey, Perry, Severn, & Thames, & Several Canals" Illustrated book, published anonymously, includes travelling the Berkely, Bridgewater, Ellesmere, Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals.
The Thames & Severn Canal by D J Viner , Published by Hendon Publishing Co 1975
Cirencester & the Thames and Severn Canal by D J Viner , Published by Corinium Museum 1975
Hornblower and the Atropos by C S Forester , Published by Shepperton Swan 1953 A story of Captain Hornblower on a trip from Gloucester to London via the Thames & Severn Canal.
Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Severn and Avon by Michael Pearson , Edition: Fifth ISBN 0 907864 99 6 :96 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 2003 This edition now also contains details of the Cotswold Canals (i.e. the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals) and the the River Thames above Oxford. Order now from The Thames & Severn Canal by Humphrey Household , Edition: New enlarged ISBN 0 86299 056 4 :258 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1983 Written 1969 The history of the canal. Order now from The Thames & Severn Canal History & Guide by D J Viner , ISBN 0 7524 1761 4 :160 pages, Published by Tempus 2003 The illustrated history of the canal taken up to 2002. Order now from In the Wake of the 'Flower of Gloster' by John Kemplay , ISBN 0 9518964 2 3 :74 pages, Published by Ronald Crowhurst 2004 A reconstruction of Temple Thurston's voyage of 1911 as described in his book 'The Flower of Gloster'. Order now from Down the River by Geoffrey Boumphrey , Edition: Hardback 127 pages, Published by George Allen & Unwin Publishers Ltd 1936 It details a canoe journey down the Severn from Newtown to Pangbourne on the Thames via the Thames and Severn canal. It contains 15 plates.
The Thames and Severn Canal by Humphrey Household , Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 7153 4475 7 :237 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 32 plates and 15 illustrations and maps. Order now from The Thames and Severn Canal by Humphrey Household , Edition: Revised 258 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1983 Enlarged and revised edition of the 1969 original. Illustrations.
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Thames and Severn Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Stroudwater Canal |
0.0 |
1 |
U |
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Wallbridge Upper Lock No 2 |
Stroud |
.3 |
2 |
U |
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Bowbridge Lock No 3 |
.9 |
3 |
U |
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Griffen's Lock No 4 |
1.4 |
4 |
U |
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Ham Mill Lock No 5 |
1.6 |
5 |
U |
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Ridler's Lock No 6 |
Hope Mill Lock |
2.0 |
6 |
U |
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Gough's Orchard Lock No 7 |
Dallaway's or Lewis's Lock |
2.3 |
7 |
U |
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Brimscombe Basin |
Trans-shipment point |
2.5 |
7 |
U |
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Harris's Lock No 8 |
Bourne Lock |
2.8 |
8 |
U |
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Beale's Lock No 9 |
Wimberley Lock |
3.3 |
9 |
U |
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St Mary's Lock No 10 |
Clark's Lock |
3.6 |
10 |
U |
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Iles Mill Lock No 11 |
Grist Mill or Wallbank's Lock |
3.8 |
11 |
U |
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Ballinger's Lock No 12 |
3.9 |
12 |
U |
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Chalford Wharf Lock No 13 |
Chalford Chapel Lock |
4.0 |
13 |
U |
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Bell Lock No 14 |
4.3 |
14 |
U |
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Innell's Lock No 15 |
Red Lion Lock |
4.5 |
15 |
U |
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Golden Valley Lock No 16 |
Clothier's Lock |
4.8 |
16 |
U |
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Baker's Mill Lower Lock No 17 |
5.5 |
17 |
U |
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Baker's Mill Upper Lock No 18 |
Twizzel's Mill Upper Lock |
5.6 |
18 |
U |
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Puck Mill Lower Lock No 19 |
5.8 |
19 |
U |
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Puck Mill Upper Lock No 20 |
5.9 |
20 |
U |
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Whitehall Lower Lock No 21 |
6.1 |
21 |
U |
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Whitehall Upper Lock No 22 |
6.6 |
22 |
U |
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Bathurst Meadow Lock No 23 |
6.8 |
23 |
U |
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Sickeridge Wood Lower Lock No 24 |
Bathurst Meadow Upper Lock |
6.8 |
24 |
U |
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Sickeridge Wood Middle Lock No 25 |
6.9 |
25 |
U |
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Sickeridge Wood Upper Lock No 26 |
7.0 |
26 |
U |
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Daneway Lower Lock No 27 |
Daneway Basin Lock |
7.1 |
27 |
U |
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Daneway Upper Lock No 28 |
Daneway Bridge Lock |
7.1 |
28 |
U |
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Sapperton Tunnel (West end) |
7.5 |
28 |
U |
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Sapperton Tunnel (East End) |
Tunnel Inn |
9.6 |
28 |
U |
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Thames Head Wharf |
11.4 |
28 |
U |
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Thames Head Pumping Station |
11.6 |
28 |
U |
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Smerril Aqueduct |
12.5 |
28 |
U |
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Siddington Upper Lock No 29 |
Cirencester Branch junction |
15.3 |
29 |
U |
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Siddington Second Lock No 30 |
15.4 |
30 |
U |
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Siddington Third Lock No 31 |
15.4 |
31 |
U |
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Siddington Fourth Lock No 32 |
Siddington Low (or Lowest) Lock |
15.5 |
32 |
U |
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South Cerney Upper Lock No 33 |
16.6 |
33 |
U |
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South Cerney Middle Lock No 34 |
16.8 |
34 |
U |
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South Cerney Low Lock No 35 |
16.8 |
35 |
U |
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Boxwell Spring Lock No 36 |
Boxwell Spring Little (or Shallow) Lock |
17.5 |
36 |
U |
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Wilmoorway Upper Lock No 37 |
Humpback Lock |
18.0 |
37 |
U |
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Wilmoorway Lower Lock No 38 |
18.4 |
38 |
U |
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Cerney Wick Lock No 39 |
19.4 |
39 |
U |
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Latton Junction |
Wilts and Berks Canal North Wilts Branch junction |
20.1 |
39 |
U |
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Latton Lock No 40 |
20.9 |
40 |
U |
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Latton Wharf, Cricklade |
21.0 |
40 |
U |
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Eisey Lock No 41 |
22.6 |
41 |
U |
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Dudgrove Double Locks Nos 42 and 43 |
28.1 |
43 |
U |
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Inglesham Lock No 44 |
River Thames Junction |
28.8 |
44 |
U |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
A 7 mile barge canal with entrance locks and basins from Gravesend, on the Thames, to Strood, on the Medway. Included the 3,931 yard Strood Tunnel, later opened in the middle for a boat passing place and making two tunnels of 1,515 and 2,347 yards.History:
Authorised by Acts of 1800,1804 and 1810, opened in 1824, tunnel opened at centre in 1830, shared the tunnel with the South Eastern Railway from 1845 to 1847 when the tunnel was closed to canal traffic. The rest of the canal was abandoned in 1934.Points of Interest:
The tunnel is still used by trains between Gravesend and Strood.Related Books
Spritsail Barges of the Thames & Medway by Edgar March , 234 pages, Published by David & Charles 1970 Written 1948 Reprint of a book first published in 1948. 30 figures and 7 pages of boat plans.
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from .
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Description:
Intended as a river improvement Morwellham to Blanchdown and a tub-boat canal on to Tamerton bridge on the River Bude but only improvements to a 2¾ miles, 1 lock, stretch of the Tamar were completed.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1796. Ceased to be navigable in 1929.Related Books
The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4176 6 :206 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967 Order now from .
Description:
A proposed canal to link the Grand Western Canal to the Bristol Channel and was a rival to the Bristol & Western Canal.History:
First surveyed by Robert Whitworth in 1769 and revived in 1792 but never authorised or built.
Description:
Was a 4 mile tub-boat canal from Tavistock, Devon, to the quay on the River Tamar. There were no locks but there was a 2,540 yard tunnel through Morwelldown and a 237 foot inclined plane. The canal sloped to produce a current to assist navigation.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1803, opened 1817, Mill Hill branch open 1819, closed in 1873. Now part of an open air museum.Related Books
The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4176 6 :206 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967 Order now from .
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.